Jihadist’s social media terror network is the ‘most significant challenge’ to Europe’s security
Jihadis are sending up to 100,000 Twitter messages a day to plot terrorism, Europe’s police chief has warned. In a chilling account of how IS...
National Anthem of Sri Lanka has been Mired in Controversy
A very effective message regarding the contentious issue of the national anthem being sung in Tamil also was sent out early this week to the...
Fresh salvo at Chinese firm over Port City project
The Chinese company involved in the controversial US$1.4 billion Colombo Port City project has failed to furnish the necessary documents within the two-week deadline set...
In the Hills of Sri Lanka’s Tea Country
The man in the khaki vest slurped noisily from his cup, descended briefly into scowling meditation, spat the contents into a sink and then unleashed...
India must be wary of Tamil extremism in Sri Lanka
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins to build a relationship with Sri Lanka's new leadership, the one thing he needs to be wary of is...
British Intelligence not responsible for the fall of Mahinda Rajapaksa
The British High Commissioner John Rankin said, “The Reasons for the Change of Government in Sri Lanka and for the fall of Mahinda Rajapaksa neither...
Sri Lankan Tamils held for illegal migrating people to Australia
The Tamil Nadu 'Q' branch police on Wednesday arrested three Sri Lankan Tamils for illegally migrating the refugees from the special camps to Australia. Police...
Freeze on Big Chinese Projects to be lifted
Sri Lanka and China appear to have cleared the decks for the continuation of China’s mega infrastructure projects in the island nation. Some of these...
Atul Keshap as US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives
US President Barack Obama has nominated Atul Keshap, a former Indian-American official at its Embassy in New Delhi, as the next US Ambassador to Sri...
The U.S. Rebalance in South Asia: Foreign Aid and Development Priorities
Nisha D. Biswal Assistant Secretary Of State For South And Central Asian Affairs in her testimony to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Asia and...
US plans to help Sri Lanka on governance, accountability
The US government said on Tuesday that it was exploring the possibility of increasing its assistance to the Sri Lankan government to help it tackle...
Suspended Sri Lankan Port Project Complicates Trip to China
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is headed to China this week, both to pay a state visit to Beijing and to attend the annual Boao...
Can China, Sri Lanka mend ties with Maithripala Sirisena’s visit to Beijing?
Politics may stop at the water's edge, but that's where geopolitics begins. Last year saw high drama over the South China Sea. This year, it's...
Boao Forum an event of global significance
The 2015 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) scheduled for this week will be an event of global significance, a Russian expert told Xinhua in an...
ICRC received 16,100 complaints
The ICRC has received 16,100 complaints regarding missing persons including 5,200 from families of service personnel and policemen since the outbreak of Eelam war II...